2019 Nevada Revised Statutes
Chapter 645D - Inspectors of Structures and Energy Auditors
NRS 645D.205 - Qualifications for issuance and grounds for denial of license.

1. The Administrator shall issue a license to any person who:

(a) Is of good moral character, honesty and integrity;

(b) Holds a certification or accreditation from an organization approved by the Administrator;

(c) Has successfully completed not less than 40 hours of training and practice in the following areas:

(1) Building science and working with a home as a system, including, without limitation, training in making recommendations based on the proper loading order of improvements;

(2) The transfer of heat;

(3) Testing building performance;

(4) Air distribution and leakage;

(5) The calculation of gross and net areas;

(6) Energy terms and definitions;

(7) Concerns relating to combustion appliances;

(8) Envelope leakage, thermal bypass and thermal bridging;

(9) The presence or absence of insulation and, when observable, the quality of its installation;

(10) The recommended levels of insulation for different climate zones;

(11) Determinations of the efficiency of heating, ventilating and air-conditioning equipment from model numbers and default tables;

(12) The strengths and weaknesses, drivers and sensitivities of major types of heating, ventilating and air-conditioning systems;

(13) Estimations of the efficiency of household appliances based on their model numbers or age;

(14) Energy, power, heat-conductivity or resistance and temperature units and key conversion factors;

(15) Measuring building dimensions;

(16) Identification and documentation of inspected features of the home during an energy audit;

(17) Basics of specifications;

(18) Determination of the efficiency of windows and doors;

(19) Determination of the orientation of buildings and the characteristics of the shading around them;

(20) Defining the thermal boundary and making appropriate recommendations for changing it; and

(21) The basic concepts of measure interaction, expected life and bundling for optimal performance when the home is considered as a system and taking into consideration the need for savings;

(d) Has submitted proof that the person or his or her employer holds a policy of insurance that complies with the requirements of subsection 1 of NRS 645D.190; and

(e) Has submitted all information required to complete an application for a license.

2. The Administrator may deny an application for a license to any person who:

(a) Has been convicted of, or entered a plea of guilty, guilty but mentally ill or nolo contendere to, forgery, embezzlement, obtaining money under false pretenses, larceny, extortion, conspiracy to defraud or any crime involving moral turpitude;

(b) Makes a false statement of a material fact on the application;

(c) Has had a license suspended or revoked pursuant to this chapter within the 10 years immediately preceding the date of application;

(d) Does not possess the training or certification required pursuant to subsection 1; or

(e) Has not submitted proof that the person or his or her employer holds a policy of insurance that complies with the requirements of subsection 1 of NRS 645D.190.

(Added to NRS by 2011, 1945)